The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air ...

A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies—including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and ...

A 70 million year old dinosaur egg from China stunned scientists when it revealed glittering crystals inside, raising new ...

Climate change shifted the oil production debate from scarcity to demand. If countries do not deliver on ambitious green ...

UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear ...

Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, scheduled for argument on Jan. 12, centers on the fossil fuel industry’s effort to move a ...